Xiao Yuluan is a daughter of a collateral branch of the imperial clan. An imperial decree names her a princess of the Southern Dynasty, and she is about to be sent to the Northern Dynasty for a political marriage.
She has heard that the ruler of the Northern Dynasty is over fifty and has a violent temper. Meanwhile, Xiao Yuluan has always been drawn to cool, noble young gentlemen.
With several months left before the marriage, Xiao Yuluan decides to indulge herself before leaving the Southern Dynasty.
In the third month of spring, Xiao Yuluan travels incognito to Yangzhou and meets a blind young gentleman.
He wears white as pure as snow, and has the aloof, moonlit air of a solitary mountain. He's exactly her type.
Satisfied, she wins him over, spends one night with him, then leaves a large sum of money behind and departs.
Jiang Xiyan is a powerful minister of the Southern Dynasty. After being framed and injured in the eyes, he is recuperating in Yangzhou.
One day, he meets a woman with a voice like an oriole and a bold manner.
On a rainy night, the woman pushes open his door and touches his eyelashes with cool fingertips.
In the throes of passion, he resolves to keep her, whoever she may be. But when he wakes, all he finds by his pillow is a stack of banknotes and a note: "Last night was wonderful. Don't miss me."
He searches the whole city of Yangzhou, but the woman vanishes like a wisp of mist.
From then on, Xiao Yuluan focuses on preparing for her political marriage.
It was just a one-night fling. She and that young gentleman would never cross paths again.
But on the day her bridal carriage sets off, she sees once more the eyes she once caressed in the darkness.
The man turns out to be the youngest regent in the court, Jiang Xiyan. Smiling, he bows before the assembled officials and says clearly, "Your Highness, I have been ordered by His Majesty to escort you to the Northern Dynasty for your marriage."
Couple: A princess who makes the first move and runs away x a cool, cunning powerful minister
Theme: Strive for self-improvement
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